[AccessD] OT: Quote of the day

John,

» knowledge without intelligence is dangerous. «

Nah!  Knowledge without intelligence is human nature.

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI
http://TheTownCrank.blogspot.com


On 2/15/06, John Colby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> True intelligence is the reasonable application of knowledge.  Intelligence
> without knowledge is useless, knowledge without intelligence is dangerous.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 7:51 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Quote of the day
>
> >
> > Now, the point of that story is -- if, at the same time, that friend
> > and I had both taken IQ tests -- she's have probably scored higher
> > than
> me.
>
> I doubt that very much.   Based on my reading of the people on this list,
> I reckon I could name several  people here who, in their school days were "
> in the top 20%"  and "doing good if I handed in my homework and showed up
> for class 4 days out of 5".  They are the sort, who ace IQ tests if they can
> be bothered to do them.
>
> The real smart ones are the one who work out early on just how much they
> have to do to get by comfortably in school.
>
> ========I wasn't acing anything, and looking back, I don't feel so smart. I
> had the opportunity to get a great education and I blew it off because I
> could get decent grades with no effort. That's not smart -- I was totally
> stupid and immature.
>
> > My
> > success with the SAT's and ACT's was the way they asked questions, not
> > the questions themselves. She memorized things, and she memorized a
> > whole
> lot.
> > However, what she didn't memorize, she didn't know.  I just thought
> > through the questions and gave the answer that seemed the best. I
> > didn't know the answers to most of the questions. I reasoned many
> > answers,
> I didn't "know"
> > the answers.
> >
> Exactly. Knowledge is not intelligence and you should never confuse the two.
> Sounds like the people who design your SATs and ACTS are smart enough to
> know this and are testing the right thing.
>
> ========Yes, we agree here. My natural ability may have been greater than my
> friend's, but she was using hers and I wasn't. She was assimilating, I was
> guessing. I was able to reason through the questions and you may be right --
> if the tests are measuring intelligence -- the ability to comprehend and
> reason -- and test your knowledge as well, you might be right.
>
> Susan H.
>